Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 696 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) In general.--Any term used in this Act that is used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning given such term in the immigration laws. (2) Eligible alien.--The term ``eligible alien'' means an alien who was paroled under the Uniting for Ukraine parole process announced on April 21, 2022. (3) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)). SEC. 3. TEMPORARY UKRAINIAN GUEST STATUS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible alien shall be considered to be admitted to the United States in Ukrainian guest status as of the date on which the eligible alien was first paroled into the United States. (b) Employment Authorization.--An alien in Ukrainian guest status under this section is authorized to be employed in the United States incident to and for the duration of such status.…
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